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I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year old son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super interested in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there with the same sort of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard usage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Schuyler
Toontown is less reading heavy, I don't know about keyboard use though. If he
likes the Lego series, there's Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones and newly
released Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. Simon used to sit on my lap and work
through games like Heroes of Might and Magic. I'd read the text and he'd control
the players. And Linnaea was playing World of Warcraft when she was 5 or maybe
4. She liked me to play her character and get lots of money so that she could go
buy pets. She had a stream of cats behind her and Jill Parmer helped me to get
her a gopher once back when we had a U.S. account. The game, for her, was
nothing like the game for me. But she had fun.
Schuyler
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From: E <e.spencer.schultz@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, 14 May, 2011 21:42:30
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Games
I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year old
son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to
completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super interested
in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there with the same sort
of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard usage. Any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated!
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likes the Lego series, there's Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones and newly
released Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. Simon used to sit on my lap and work
through games like Heroes of Might and Magic. I'd read the text and he'd control
the players. And Linnaea was playing World of Warcraft when she was 5 or maybe
4. She liked me to play her character and get lots of money so that she could go
buy pets. She had a stream of cats behind her and Jill Parmer helped me to get
her a gopher once back when we had a U.S. account. The game, for her, was
nothing like the game for me. But she had fun.
Schuyler
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From: E <e.spencer.schultz@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, 14 May, 2011 21:42:30
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Games
I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year old
son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to
completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super interested
in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there with the same sort
of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard usage. Any suggestions would
be greatly appreciated!
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Yahoo! Groups Links
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Tina Tarbutton
Adventure Quest is a single player RPG, somewhat similar to WoW. Most of
the reading can be skipped (that's how my son played it when he was
younger).
Tina
the reading can be skipped (that's how my son played it when he was
younger).
Tina
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 3:33 AM, Schuyler <s.waynforth@...>wrote:
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> Toontown is less reading heavy, I don't know about keyboard use though. If
> he
> likes the Lego series, there's Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones and newly
>
> released Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. Simon used to sit on my lap and
> work
> through games like Heroes of Might and Magic. I'd read the text and he'd
> control
> the players. And Linnaea was playing World of Warcraft when she was 5 or
> maybe
> 4. She liked me to play her character and get lots of money so that she
> could go
> buy pets. She had a stream of cats behind her and Jill Parmer helped me to
> get
> her a gopher once back when we had a U.S. account. The game, for her, was
> nothing like the game for me. But she had fun.
>
> Schuyler
>
> ________________________________
> From: E <e.spencer.schultz@...>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, 14 May, 2011 21:42:30
> Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Games
>
>
> I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year
> old
> son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to
> completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super
> interested
> in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there with the same
> sort
> of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard usage. Any suggestions
> would
> be greatly appreciated!
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
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>
>
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Mica
Have you tried Minecraft? Darcy thinks that might work. He was very
impressed by the Dad who plays Minecraft with his kids and shares videos of
their play on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-TBj68dg5s
Mica
impressed by the Dad who plays Minecraft with his kids and shares videos of
their play on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-TBj68dg5s
Mica
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 6:42 AM, E <e.spencer.schultz@...> wrote:
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>
> I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year
> old son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to
> completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super
> interested in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there
> with the same sort of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard
> usage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
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Pamela Kaplan
My 4.5 yr old is currently LOVING the Little Big Planet games. His older brother (6) likes playing through levels, but Z particularly loves playing with the level-creation part of the game. He builds amazing structures, makes sackbots with crazy costumes, plays with gravity and lighting and music, and it's super amazing fun. Highly recommend.
Other games he likes are
- Lego Batman
- Lego Clone Wars
- Lego Indiana Jones
- Castle Crashers
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (wii)
On the computer he gravitates to:
- http://www.poissonrouge.com/
- http://boowakwala.uptoten.com/
- http://www.starfall.com
- http://www.nitrome.com/
- http://www2.shidonni.com/s/default.htm?af=shidonnihome
- and sites associated with tv shows he likes
Hmmm, rereading your request and thinking about computer games that would be more epic. I wonder if your son would like:
- Lego Universe
- Robloxx
- Kung Fu Panda World
- Club Penguin
- Poptropica
Pamela
Other games he likes are
- Lego Batman
- Lego Clone Wars
- Lego Indiana Jones
- Castle Crashers
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (wii)
On the computer he gravitates to:
- http://www.poissonrouge.com/
- http://boowakwala.uptoten.com/
- http://www.starfall.com
- http://www.nitrome.com/
- http://www2.shidonni.com/s/default.htm?af=shidonnihome
- and sites associated with tv shows he likes
Hmmm, rereading your request and thinking about computer games that would be more epic. I wonder if your son would like:
- Lego Universe
- Robloxx
- Kung Fu Panda World
- Club Penguin
- Poptropica
Pamela
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aldq75
My son will be five in September. He loves the Lego games. He recently got a newer Star Wars game (Clone Wars) and he's very excited about the new Pirates of the Caribbean. We also have Harry Potter and Batman.
One other game my kids enjoy is Worms. DH originally played the DOS version in the mid-90s, LOL. We have a much newer version on the iPod and the XBox. It's a turn-based game where you try to blow up your opponent's worms. There's a fair amount of strategy involved.
Andrea Q
One other game my kids enjoy is Worms. DH originally played the DOS version in the mid-90s, LOL. We have a much newer version on the iPod and the XBox. It's a turn-based game where you try to blow up your opponent's worms. There's a fair amount of strategy involved.
Andrea Q
Ruthie
Do you have a PS3? If so Little Big Planet 1 and 2 are really good...
Ruthie
Ruthie
--- In [email protected], "E" <e.spencer.schultz@...> wrote:
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> I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half year old son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much to completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super interested in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there with the same sort of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard usage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
Liz Schultz
Thanks so much for the great suggestions. He chose to bring home Lego Batman
from the game store this weekend and has been pretty immersed in that for a
few days. He and my husband set up a character for him on World of Warcraft
and he has been exploring that a bit also. Little Big Planet looks
absolutely amazing! I wish that we had a PS3 or that it was made for the
xbox or ds.
Thanks again!
from the game store this weekend and has been pretty immersed in that for a
few days. He and my husband set up a character for him on World of Warcraft
and he has been exploring that a bit also. Little Big Planet looks
absolutely amazing! I wish that we had a PS3 or that it was made for the
xbox or ds.
Thanks again!
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Ruthie <mommyofboo@...> wrote:
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> Do you have a PS3? If so Little Big Planet 1 and 2 are really good...
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> Ruthie
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> --- In [email protected], "E" <e.spencer.schultz@...> wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for ideas for video/computer games for my four and a half
> year old son. He has played Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars pretty much
> to completion. My husband plays World of Warcraft which our son is super
> interested in, so I was thinking that maybe there is something out there
> with the same sort of epic feel but requires less reading and keyboard
> usage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> >
>
>
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